California Chrome covers 145 mares in first year

California Chrome covered 145 mares in his first season at stud, according to The Jockey Club’s Report of Mares Bred.

California Chrome is based at Taylor Made Farm in Kentucky, and is currently standing the Southern Hemisphere breeding season at Haras Sumaya in Chile. His first Northern Hemisphere book included graded winners and producers including Champagne Royale, the dam of Grade 1 winners Danza and Majestic Harbor.

The most active first-year stallion of 2017 was graded stakes winner Speightster, who covered 174 mares. Grade 1 winner Outwork was second with 168 mares covered. They both stand at WinStar Farm.

Australian champion juvenile Vancouver (Coolmore’s Ashford Stud) covered 166 mares in his first Northern Hemisphere season after beginning his stud career on his native continent. Rounding out the top five among first-year stallions were Preakness Stakes winner Exaggerator (WinStar) with 162 mares and multiple Grade 1 winner Frosted (Darley America) with 156.

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